CAIRO Zack Smith Senators Jersey , July 15 (Xinhua) -- The Egyptian police killed four militants in the Suez Canal city of Ismailia on Saturday, confirming them as terrorists escaping from restive North Sinai, state-run Al-Ahram news website reported.

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The four terrorist elements opened fire at the police upon their approaching and were killed in exchange of fire, it added.

Four machine guns have been retrieved, but "nothing was found to identify them," the report said.

The raid came a day after a terrorist attack on a checkpoint in Giza killed five security men.

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Egypt has been facing a rising wave of terrorist activities following the military removal of former Islamist President Mohamed Morsi in July 2013 in response to mass protests against his one-year rule and his now-outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group.

Terror attacks had been centered in restive North Sinai before they prevailed nationwide, killing hundreds of policemen and soldiers over the past few years.

On July 8, a car-bomb terrorist attack on a checkpoint in North Sinai's Rafah killed and wounded 26 soldiers Kyle Turris Senators Jersey , according to the Egyptian military spokesman, while the security forces killed at least 40 of the terrorists.

Terrorists have recently started to target the Coptic minority and their churches across the country via bombings that killed dozens of them since late December 2016.

Most of the terrorist operations were claimed by a Sinai-based group loyal to the regional Islamic State (IS) militant group.

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BEIJING, July 20 (Xinhua) -- China has announced a 46-strong team to compete at the upcoming athletics world championships next month in London.

The Chinese Athletics Association released the roster on Wednesday, with top sprinter Su Bingtian, shot put medal hopeful Gong Lijiao and high jump star Zhang Guowei all included.

Although China's best world championships result in the men's 100m is a ninth place finish in the final by Su in 2015 Dion Phaneuf Senators Jersey , the blue ribbon event remains a big attraction, not just because world and Olympic champion Usain Bolt will run his final worlds, but also because Su and Xie Zhenye will be challenging the Chinese record in the British capital.

Gong will be on her sixth trip to the world championships and a gold medal is her goal. Already with three wins in this season's IAAF Diamond League series, Gong has reason to be confident going into London.

Olympic champions Wang Zhen and Liu Hong will be missing from this year's competition, but Chinese race walkers still are strong competitors for the titles.

Beijing worlds runner-up Lyu Xiuzhi is presented with the best chance to move to the top of the podium in the absence of defending champion Liu while Wang Kaihua, a world championships rookie Authentic Mike Hoffman Jersey , will contend for the men's honor, coming to London with this year's world lead time of 1:17:54.

Rio Olympic bronze medalist Dong Bin will aim for a medal in the men's triple jump while Beijing worlds bronze medalist Wang Jianan will lead a three-man long jump charge this time.

High Jumper Zhang has been struggling with injuries since the Rio Olympics and is still in search of his best form, so a medal could be too high a bar for him this time.

BEIJING， Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- China is continuing to observe events following the death of Kim Jong Nam， the half-brother of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) top leader Kim Jong Un， a foreign ministry spokesperson said Thursday.

"We are aware of relevant reports and will continue to keep an eye on any developments，" spokesperson Geng Shuang said at a daily press briefing when asked about the murder of Kim in Malaysia.

The DPRK Embassy in Malaysia confirmed that a 46-year-old man holding a DPRK passport under the name Kim Chol was Kim Jong Nam， according to local reports that quoted Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

Kim requested help at Kuala Lumpur International Airport terminal two after feeling unwell on Monday. He died on the way to hospital.

Malaysian police have arrested three suspects， including a 26-year-old male Malaysian， a female bearing an Indonesian passport， and a female holding a Vietnamese passport， in its investigation.

Asked whether Kim's death would affect relations between China and the DPRK， Geng said that the two countries are friendly neighbors and have a tradition of friendly exchanges.